i was ridiculously excited about this graphic novel when i first read that John Lewis had signed a book deal. however, i'm only sort-of excited abouti was ridiculously excited about this graphic novel when i first read that John Lewis had signed a book deal. however, i'm only sort-of excited about the finished product. the story itself is obviously compelling - John Lewis is amazing. i don't particularly like Powell's art for this book, it's just okay. the use of flashback is needlessly tricky. i will certainly be recommending this, it's a great introduction to the Civil Rights Movement. but, for me, i guess i wanted more. ...more

i found Saints less compelling than Boxers and less illustrative of the Christian point of view than i had hoped. one of my main problems was the appei found Saints less compelling than Boxers and less illustrative of the Christian point of view than i had hoped. one of my main problems was the appearance of a raccoon in the story. Four-Girl sees and identifies it and Joan of Arc seemingly cooks it. my problem is...raccoons are native to North America. i hate inconsistencies like that. even if it was a red panda, it's still the wrong region. does that ruin the book for me? clearly. i liked Vibiana's story and the interplay between her and Bao. but the whole Joan of Arc piece is a little much. i just wanted this volume to be as good as the first. ...more

i love what Yang is doing here. the art is gorgeous, of course. the interplay between living characters and the mythic characters is compelling. the oi love what Yang is doing here. the art is gorgeous, of course. the interplay between living characters and the mythic characters is compelling. the only thing i find perplexing is that there are no historical notes, especially since this is being marketed towards teens (who, like most American adults, know little about the Boxer Rebellion). otherwise and interesting and compelling work....more

i wasn't sold on this series until the third book. this collection continues the story in interesting and humorous ways. of particular joy to me werei wasn't sold on this series until the third book. this collection continues the story in interesting and humorous ways. of particular joy to me were Innocent's adventures and his lady clones. all kinds of issues are explored in this collection, making it ripe for discussion. i'm glad i stuck with it!...more

the first part of this book is brilliant and interestingly constructed. Kate Bishop is a refreshing addition. but, when the illustration switches fromthe first part of this book is brilliant and interestingly constructed. Kate Bishop is a refreshing addition. but, when the illustration switches from the awesome and engaging Aja to Pulido, i lose interest. Pulido has an inability to draw womyn's faces and his perspective is sometimes off. i mostly loathe series that switch illustrators so quickly and this is no exception. ...more

this book is so goddamn cute. Hilda is a great lead character, a spunky, adventuring girlchild. you think the salt-lions and the rat-king are cute untthis book is so goddamn cute. Hilda is a great lead character, a spunky, adventuring girlchild. you think the salt-lions and the rat-king are cute until you see the super, super cute Bird Parade, which i would love to attend. a sweet, fun story for all ages. ...more

so. good. except now i desperately want a Lying Cat. so many great characters, Alana is badass. the art is damn gorgeous. so much to love. can't waitso. good. except now i desperately want a Lying Cat. so many great characters, Alana is badass. the art is damn gorgeous. so much to love. can't wait for the series to continue....more

this is batshit crazy fun. a twisting plot, an alternate history. i didn't always love the art, but i appreciated some of the storytelling techniques.this is batshit crazy fun. a twisting plot, an alternate history. i didn't always love the art, but i appreciated some of the storytelling techniques. it reminds me a little of Cowboy Ninja Viking in that why go to here, when you can go waaaay out to there. Feynman seems to be the only 'normal' historical character amid all sorts of crazy. ...more

an interesting read. i love the illustration style, although i often had problems with the perspective (especially when there is a car involved). thean interesting read. i love the illustration style, although i often had problems with the perspective (especially when there is a car involved). the story was interestingly unfolded and i liked the use of flashbacks. it could be that, at this point, i've read altogether too many graphic memoirs and am hard to impress. ...more

i suspected i would dislike this book, but i mostly liked it. the society of Prometheas reminds me of Devil Hunter Yokho. the created history is fascii suspected i would dislike this book, but i mostly liked it. the society of Prometheas reminds me of Devil Hunter Yokho. the created history is fascinating, the humor is appreciated (love Weeping Gorilla). it's an interesting take on a familiar archetype. the things i disliked were Sophie and Stacia's relationship (which seemed very Ghost World and not how most girls interact) and the rambling, didactic monologue of Margaret/Promethea (which is exactly what caused me to stop reading From Hell). an interesting read, but i'm not overly inclined to continue the series. ...more

it took me two reads to fully appreciate this book. Jeff Lemire is amazing, but somehow i wanted to return to Essex County. it's an interwoven story oit took me two reads to fully appreciate this book. Jeff Lemire is amazing, but somehow i wanted to return to Essex County. it's an interwoven story of melancholia, loss, avoidance, and acceptance. i don't find any of the characters particularly sympathetic, except perhaps young Jackie, but that doesn't stop me from being drawn into their individual worlds and hoping for the best. as always, Lemire can convey with a couple of lines what it would take someone else pages to do. i love his creator-controlled work. ...more

i expect my experience reading this would be much different if i had not seen the anime first. maybe some of the magic is gone. i love the art and thei expect my experience reading this would be much different if i had not seen the anime first. maybe some of the magic is gone. i love the art and the creative use of panels. the story is an interesting one. it's just that George is an asshole, Miwako is both adorable and annoying, and the character's frequent breaking of the fourth wall is jarring. granted, i'm not the target audience for the book....more

Tardi is amazing. i love his illustrations and his style. however, i liked this one less than his other team-up with Manchette, West Coast Blues. SnipTardi is amazing. i love his illustrations and his style. however, i liked this one less than his other team-up with Manchette, West Coast Blues. Sniper has plenty of tedium (which i liked), humor, gore, and multiple WTF moments. superbly plotted. wonderfully drawn. no matter what, Tardi always excels....more

yeah, i just, yeah. i want to like it. i like the attempt to tie Wonder Woman to her roots, although i think it's done more interestingly in (the outyeah, i just, yeah. i want to like it. i like the attempt to tie Wonder Woman to her roots, although i think it's done more interestingly in (the out of print) The Hiketeia. i find the portrayal of the gods troubling. Hera is one-sided as a vengeful shrew. Hermes is interesting, but somewhat boring and not homo. Eris, don't know why they used her, a minor god. She's, in some ways, the most interesting character, although she's drawn as if she's from The Sandman. Poseidon is interesting, but Hades? yeah. and Zola is much too wisecracking for a ho from rural Virginia. furthermore, when Akins takes over the art, Wonder Woman's face is horribly rendered and her bust size increases by two cups. while i was somewhat annoyed throughout, Akins' work makes me discount the book entirely. meh....more

a sweet coming-of-age story. beautiful art with detailed landscapes. a strong daughter-mother bond. Ehwa is both aware of sex and blindsided by it. foa sweet coming-of-age story. beautiful art with detailed landscapes. a strong daughter-mother bond. Ehwa is both aware of sex and blindsided by it. for instance, a basic understanding of sex, but not menstruation. the story veers between the innocent and the vulgar. i appreciated the cultural footnotes, but could have used even more. it's an interesting story of the awakening of a girl and her mother. now i have to continue the series just to find out what happens....more

an interesting profile of a volatile time. i love how the narrative sometimes followed another character, as in a Jūzō Itami film. although i was somean interesting profile of a volatile time. i love how the narrative sometimes followed another character, as in a Jūzō Itami film. although i was sometimes confused which blonde womyn was being profiled. great use of main protagonists, a journalist and an adrift art student. overall i liked it, i just might need to re-read it to grasp all the details. ...more

and i thought the first volume was batshit crazy. in a way it's refreshing that the author gets to skip around and do whatever the hell he wants. theand i thought the first volume was batshit crazy. in a way it's refreshing that the author gets to skip around and do whatever the hell he wants. the story becomes more convoluted, the art more chaotic. the colors are still great, though. interesting premise, mixed execution. ...more

i'm not much for Gotham City, but Renee Montoya is one of the most interesting characters in that world. this is not a superhero comic, rather a polici'm not much for Gotham City, but Renee Montoya is one of the most interesting characters in that world. this is not a superhero comic, rather a police procedural. also Montoya's difficult professional coming out process. a well-written story with some strong female characters, a different spin on the superhero genre. ...more

this is my first introduction to Deadpool and Domino (who is teh awesome!). a terribly fun read. mayhap if i had more history with Deadpool, i would hthis is my first introduction to Deadpool and Domino (who is teh awesome!). a terribly fun read. mayhap if i had more history with Deadpool, i would have liked it better. as it is, a fun, zany book of a character's (possible) origin story....more

i want to like this more than i do. although the story is sweeping, i didn't feel swept. i didn't have a residual feel of being on a train car, in a li want to like this more than i do. although the story is sweeping, i didn't feel swept. i didn't have a residual feel of being on a train car, in a labor riot, or in a hobo camp. i guess it didn't fully feel genuine to me. the art is interesting, but i consistently had a problem with perspective (particularly the arms). the work has the potential to be a good portrait of the 1930s, but for me i just didn't feel it. ...more

the artwork is amazing. the story is riddled with exoticism and, much like Blankets, could use some serious editing. part of the trouble, as was reveathe artwork is amazing. the story is riddled with exoticism and, much like Blankets, could use some serious editing. part of the trouble, as was revealed at book club, was that it is of unclear time and place. i felt it was a futuristic, yet throwback, society. i felt the work suffered, in the same way a Cory Doctorow novel suffers, of "i'm going to put every cool thing i've learned in this book." if you're going to play at One Thousand and One Nights, include some secular folktales. i found myself not caring for the characters. the most interesting part for me was the eunuchs. but, unfortunately not interesting enough to save the work. too many narratives. too much inserted history. beautiful, yet not fulfilling....more

yep. this is bat-shit crazy shit with lots and lots of charm. unlike modern superhero comics, whole cities or villages get almost-destroyed before theyep. this is bat-shit crazy shit with lots and lots of charm. unlike modern superhero comics, whole cities or villages get almost-destroyed before the superhero jumps in. all of the villains have their own expansive fleets of airplanes and tanks. villains and the public die in shocking numbers, but everything goes back to 'normal' after the travails. and the villains? those bitches get killed, tortured, or are left to die. i love Fantomah, Halloween here i come. plus, jungles just aren't safe unless they're protected by white womyn, well, obviously....more

amazing art, as always with Tardi. a fun Victorian adventure plot. there are loads of bizarre elements, somewhat like Adele Blanc-Sec. but once the ocamazing art, as always with Tardi. a fun Victorian adventure plot. there are loads of bizarre elements, somewhat like Adele Blanc-Sec. but once the octopus grabs Plumier, the story, um, jumps the shark. loved Simone Pouffiot, wish to see her again. since i don't believe there is a sequel, the ending is abrupt and lazy. definitely not the book to introduce people to Tardi. ...more

somehow i had never read this. liked it quite a bit. reminds me of the disaffected 90s. i was thinking the cast of secondary characters was a little tsomehow i had never read this. liked it quite a bit. reminds me of the disaffected 90s. i was thinking the cast of secondary characters was a little too colorful. then i started thinking of some of the customers i had as a soda jerk: the womyn with hair sprayed 2' on her head like a feather headdress, the Wolfman with Tourette's who only came in on full moons, the tiny math kid who would figure out the correct change for you, the bitchy fighting queer couple. yeah. that was the Midwest in the 1990s. loved the coloring of the illustrations. definitely gives a slice of weird life of the time period and the tumultuous friendships of high school. ...more

great premise. sweet story. we get to learn about the world as Mitsu does. love the illustrations (except that it's sometimes difficult to tell adultsgreat premise. sweet story. we get to learn about the world as Mitsu does. love the illustrations (except that it's sometimes difficult to tell adults and kids apart). definitely enough going on to create a series, just not sure if i'll continue it or not. ...more

i adore Jason's illustrations and his oddball sense of humor. the Hangman's Academy is awesome. but, ultimately, it's just a fun read. not a lot to dii adore Jason's illustrations and his oddball sense of humor. the Hangman's Academy is awesome. but, ultimately, it's just a fun read. not a lot to discuss or ponder....more

picked this up since it's nominated for an Eisner award. a sweet exploration of solitude and the artist's life. great illustrations. ultimately therepicked this up since it's nominated for an Eisner award. a sweet exploration of solitude and the artist's life. great illustrations. ultimately there wasn't enough to the story to make me love it....more

right. vaguely interconnected plots. weird-ass, Lovecraftian plots. a boy's wet dream of all the things he would want in a comic. entertaining? yes. mright. vaguely interconnected plots. weird-ass, Lovecraftian plots. a boy's wet dream of all the things he would want in a comic. entertaining? yes. meaty? not so much. definitely fun and a quick read. i guess this is the part where i admit that i've called the Psychic Seal on several occasions since reading this book. his predictions are spot on....more